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Munaf Manji talks weekend action in the sports betting world. Munaf Manji opens a new season of the weekend rewind show solo on the Straight Outta Vegas AM feed, laying out the plan for a full week of football content, this rewind episode on Mondays once Uncle Dave joins him, a college football pod, a Wednesday preview show, a Thursday prop show with Sleepy, and a Friday picks show built on the injury report. At 2:47 he closes the book on preseason betting trends, underdogs went 23 and 9 and 1 against the spread through the first two weeks, a 72 percent clip, with road dogs posting a 42 and 1 mark, numbers worth watching into Week One. The headline news arrives at 5:04, Aaron Donald is officially coming out of retirement to rejoin the Los Angeles Rams on a one year deal worth twenty million dollars, with playoff incentives pushing the total as high as thirty million. Donald joins a front that already added Myles Garrett in a blockbuster trade with Cleveland, and Munaf breaks down how dominant that pairing could become, while expecting Donald's snap count to build gradually as he shakes off the rust. At 7:51 the Rams sit at five to one to win the Super Bowl on DraftKings with no other team shorter than ten to one, and Munaf cites a Yahoo Sports stat that teams which opened as favorites at plus 500 or better have gone zero for 20 all time, asking whether this roster could break that trend. At 9:08 he adds the Trent McDuffie trade from Kansas City and a look at how a stronger defense could shift Los Angeles toward lower scoring games built around Matthew Stafford, Puka Nacua, Davante Adams, and Kyren Williams. At 11:41 the show turns to a more serious story, Green Bay running back Josh Jacobs has been placed on the Commissioner's Exempt List ahead of a court appearance on November 17, with Munaf estimating a possible suspension in the four to six game range. At 12:48 he connects that news to the Packers trading for running back Kaleb Johnson from the Steelers, a move he reads as Green Bay preparing for time without Jacobs and potentially leaning more on Jordan Love. From 14:20 onward, the show becomes a rapid tour of final roster cuts, Trevon Diggs released by Seattle but likely practice squad bound, Anthony Richardson and J.J. McCarthy surviving their initial rosters, and Titans wide receiver Xavier Restrepo earning a fantasy shoutout behind Calvin Ridley and rookie Carnell Tate. At 16:07 the Giants keep Darius Slayton and Odell Beckham Jr. while moving on from Jalin Hyatt, with Beckham's comments about bringing a championship back to New York getting a mention. At 16:53 Cleveland's quarterback carousel takes center stage, Dillon Gabriel making the roster, Deshaun Watson holding the starting job, Shedeur Sanders waiting in the wings, and Taylen Green turning heads late. At 17:53 he runs through players opening the year on injured reserve or the PUP list, Micah Parsons, James Conner, Isaac Guerendo, and Kerby Joseph among them, along with the release of Titans quarterback Will Levis. At 19:59, Bears wide receiver Luther Burden III has been cleared by head coach Ben Johnson and is expected ready for Week One despite a groin injury. After a mention of his appearance on RJ Bell's Dream Preview podcast at 21:31, Munaf lands on his best bet of the show. At 23:02 he builds the pick around a quote from Ben Johnson, who said this offseason he wants Chicago to be the highest scoring offense in NFL history, a comment Munaf says grabbed his attention given what Johnson built previously with Jared Goff in Detroit. At 24:20 he lands on Caleb Williams' season long passing yards prop, the number sitting at 3,649.5 on DraftKings but a better line at 3,600.5 on BetMGM. Williams threw for 3,942 yards, 27 touchdowns, and seven interceptions in year one under Johnson while playing all 17 games in each of his first two seasons, and Munaf likes him to clear the number in a more explosive year two offense. The episode closes with a look ahead to next week, when Uncle Dave joins Munaf for the first full regular season show, previewing the opener including the Super Bowl rematch and the international matchup between the 49ers and Rams in Australia, ahead of the Friday picks show heading into Week One. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

RJ Bell and Munaf Manji talk betting for NFL preseason Week 3 and more. best bets as always. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Munaf Manji and SleepyJ talk NFL betting. Munaf Manji and Sleepy J opened the 2026 NFL season with their annual season long player props special on The Props Podcast, working through ten different plays across quarterback, running back, wide receiver, tight end and touchdown markets before locking in their picks to win the Super Bowl. Sleepy J, at 2:38, led off the quarterback discussion backing Jayden Daniels to clear four and a half rushing touchdowns, pointing to his rookie season usage, the season ending triceps injury to left tackle Laremy Tunsil, and one of the most grueling opening schedules in the league for the Washington Commanders. Munaf, at 8:12, answered with a passing yards play on Kyler Murray, betting that a fresh start with the Minnesota Vikings under head coach Kevin O'Connell and alongside Justin Jefferson unlocks the kind of production Murray has shown whenever he has stayed healthy. The running back props brought a pair of contrarian unders, with Sleepy J fading Derrick Henry's rushing touchdown total in Baltimore given his age, a rebuilt offensive line and a new coaching staff, and Munaf fading rookie Jeremiyah Love's rushing yardage in Arizona given a crowded backfield and a team likely to trail often. Wide receiver props sparked the liveliest debate of the show, with Sleepy J backing an under on A.J. Brown's yardage after his move from a concentrated Philadelphia passing attack to a crowded New England receiver room, while Munaf took the other side on Brown's touchdown total, expecting a heavy dose of red zone work in his new offense. Munaf also liked DJ Moore to clear his receiving yardage number after landing with Josh Allen in Buffalo. On tight ends and touchdowns, Sleepy J backed Kyle Pitts to clear his reception total in Atlanta and projected a touchdown breakout for Tetairoa McMillan in Carolina, while Munaf backed a big season for Colston Loveland in Chicago behind an offense chasing record scoring numbers. To close the show, starting at 46:53, both hosts revealed their picks to win the Super Bowl, with Sleepy J going against the grain on the Cincinnati Bengals at long odds, citing a healthy Joe Burrow and a much improved defense, while Munaf landed on the Detroit Lions, calling them a team flying under the radar behind Jared Goff and a talented roster on both sides of the football. The two hosts also touched on the current landscape heading into the season, noting the AFC feels more wide open than it has in recent years and that the NFC is shaping up to be a gauntlet from top to bottom. Throughout the episode, both hosts leaned on usage trends, coaching changes, roster turnover and scheme fit rather than surface level box scores, walking through why certain numbers on the board looked mispriced heading into the year. The show closed with a preview of the busy football schedule ahead, including week zero college football coverage already underway and NFL Week 1 preparation on the horizon, with weekly props coverage set to continue for the entire season on The Props Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Munaf Manji and Dave Essler talk betting for Friday. Munaf Manji and Dave Essler close out the daily run of Cash That Ticket on the Straight Outta Vegas AM feed with a full Friday MLB card and a look ahead to football season. At 0:10 Manji frames the show as the final daily episode for the year, and at 1:18 Essler reflects on a season that swung from hot to cold before settling in the positive, adding that he cashed a client winner the night before. At 1:56 Manji thanks the audience for riding out a near daily schedule and confirms he and Essler will still team up at least twice a week once football season begins. The card opens at 3:27 with the headline matchup of the day, Chris Sale against Jacob Misiorowski as the Braves visit the Brewers with a rare six run total on the board. At 4:10 Essler leans toward Milwaukee for the full game on bullpen strength while still praising Sale, and at 5:13 Manji prefers an under look through five innings paired with the Brewers on the money line. At 7:00 the pair turns to Boston hosting San Francisco, where Sonny Gray opposes Logan Webb. Essler at 7:15 likes the under and the Giants on the run line off Webb's consistency, and Manji at 8:30 backs the under with Gray's strong home and night splits. At 9:31 Freddy Peralta faces Trevor Rogers as the Rays visit Baltimore, with Essler at 9:56 siding with the Orioles given Peralta's recent familiarity with this lineup, and Manji at 11:11 adding Peralta's rough road and night splits. At 12:17 Troy Melton takes on Noah Cameron as the Tigers visit Kansas City, with Essler at 12:41 backing Detroit after Cameron's grueling prior start, and Manji at 13:29 reinforcing the pick with Melton's dominant road numbers. At 15:07 Nick Lodolo opposes Eduardo Rodriguez in Cincinnati and Arizona, a matchup both hosts admit they rarely get right, with Essler at 15:10 wary of laying a heavy price on Rodriguez and Manji at 17:12 flagging fatigue after a heavy recent workload. At 18:49 Matthew Boyd and the Cubs visit Emerson Hancock and the Mariners, with Essler at 19:16 siding with Seattle's bullpen and Manji at 20:58 eyeing a Cubs team total angle instead. Essler at 22:49 races through the rest of the slate, touching on Washington, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Bubba Chandler and the Pirates, Reid Detmers and MacKenzie Gore in the Angels and Rangers game, a wary look at Hayden Wesneski and the Astros, and a Twins and Padres line that has moved firmly toward Minnesota's Connor Prielipp despite public tickets piling onto San Diego's Randy Vasquez. With the baseball card finished, Essler at 26:58 names the Rams over eleven and a half wins as his favorite NFL win total, pointing to a loaded roster and head coach Sean McVay, while Manji at 28:24 counters with the Vikings over eight and a half, betting on a bounce back year from Kyler Murray under Kevin O'Connell and a friendly home schedule. On the under side, Essler at 30:23 fades the Packers over a suspect secondary and a difficult slate, and Manji at 33:07 takes the Eagles under ten and a half, citing another new offensive coordinator working with Jalen Hurts. The season's final best bets arrive late, with Essler at 37:14 backing the Blue Jays to score over two and a half runs against Cam Schlittler and the Yankees, and Manji at 38:30 closing the year with the Tigers on the money line behind Melton against Cameron and the Royals. Before signing off at 43:07, the hosts preview a busy football stretch ahead, including a new Dream Pod with RJ and a season long props pod with Sleepy, and Manji thanks the show's record keeper, Kelvin, for another season of tracking results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Munaf Manji and Dave Essler talk betting for Thursday. Munaf Manji and Dave Essler open the Thursday, August 20, 2026 edition of Cash That Ticket on the Straight Outta Vegas AM feed by looking back at a one and one showing from the previous best bets episode, then work through a full night of MLB action before closing out their season long NFL win total series with the Los Angeles Rams. The headline matchup is Yankees at Orioles in Baltimore, where Gerrit Cole opposes Kyle Bradish with Baltimore sitting as a home underdog near plus 111 and the total at seven and a half. Dave, at 2:36, explains why he nearly stuck with the Orioles again after their bullpen coughed up a competitive game the night before, praising Bradish for three straight starts with two or fewer earned runs allowed. Munaf, at 4:39, backs the pitching duel theory with hard numbers, noting Cole has gone to the under in all eight of his road starts this season and that the Yankees are 5-2 to the under in the first five innings on the road, leading both hosts to the first five under at four and a half. The conversation then shifts to Nationals at Rangers in Arlington, Andrew Alvarez against Jacob deGrom, where Dave, at 6:08, points out how rarely Washington has faced deGrom this year despite his strong overall track record, while Munaf, at 8:28, lays out deGrom's split of a 2.93 road ERA against a bloated 5.01 mark at home. With Washington's bullpen a season long weakness, both hosts land on the first five under, which Dave later calls his best bet of the day. The night's finale is Angels at Astros in Houston, Grayson Rodriguez against Peter Lambert, with Houston a heavy home favorite and the total at eight and a half. Dave, at 10:11, walks through Lambert's turnaround from early season struggles to five straight starts allowing exactly two earned runs, while Munaf, at 12:27, adds that Rodriguez has been especially rough pitching in Anaheim, pushing both hosts toward the Astros run line in the first five innings. Dave also runs through several early getaway day games at 14:30, leaning toward the Royals over the Athletics, staying cautious on Guardians at Giants despite liking Cleveland starter Gavin Williams, and singling out Mariners at Brewers as his favorite look behind Brewers starter Robert Gasser. Munaf, at 16:20, flags a surprising trend for Mariners starter George Kirby, who has struggled on the road all season even as Seattle keeps winning those first five innings anyway. The back half of the show turns to the Los Angeles Rams, who open the 2026 season with an 11.5 win total after finishing 12-5 a year ago. The Rams enter this season after acquiring reigning Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett from the Cleveland Browns and adding cornerback Trent McDuffie, with persistent rumors surrounding a possible Aaron Donald return. Dave, at 18:45 and 19:29, breaks down a demanding schedule that opens with a trip to Australia against the 49ers, continues with a Monday night home opener against the Giants, and includes road trips to Denver and Philadelphia before Buffalo visits, ultimately landing on the over given the talent around Matthew Stafford. Munaf, at 21:17, goes a step further, projecting 13 wins and a division title behind the continued production of Davante Adams, Puka Nacua, and Kyren Williams on offense, paired with a defense that could feature both Myles Garrett and a returning Aaron Donald. The show wraps with the day's best bets, Dave riding the Nationals-Rangers first five under four and a half while Munaf backs the Yankees-Orioles first five under, both hosts tying the picks back to bullpen concerns and starting pitching form across the card. Before signing off, the two point listeners toward a busy day of action that includes golf playoff coverage, a full baseball schedule, and NFL preseason football in the evening, with the next episode of Cash That Ticket set for Friday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Munaf Manji and Dave Essler talk betting for Wednesday. Munaf Manji and Dave Essler open their Wednesday, August 19 episode with a full betting agenda, running through a day baseball card before settling into five marquee night games and closing with a detailed look at the Baltimore Ravens win total for the coming NFL season. The show opens at 0:10 with a recap of Tuesday, where a best bet on the Astros fell short as the club managed only one run, while a late addition on the Blue Jays cashed after the market spent the afternoon leaning that direction. The Brewers also delivered a 22 run outburst on a first team total over, and both hosts agree the size of the margin does not change the value of the win. From there the guys turn to Wednesday's slate, beginning at 2:30 with Sandy Alcantara and the Marlins visiting Aaron Nola and the Phillies in an NL East matchup with the total set at eight and a half. Essler leans toward the over given a Phillies lineup that has seen plenty of Alcantara over the years, while Manji reinforces the pick by noting the first two games of this series both cleared ten combined runs and Miami carries one of the stronger road over rates in the league this season. At 4:44 the focus shifts to the Yankees and Orioles, Will Warren opposing Chris Bassitt, where the hosts back the over behind a red hot Bassitt since returning from the injured list and a notable gap in Warren's ERA between day games and night games. At 7:47 the crew previews Logan Gilbert and the Mariners against Dustin May and the Brewers, leaning toward a first five under behind Gilbert's strong seasonal trend in that split and questions about whether Milwaukee's offense stays hot after its outburst the night before. At 10:52 the Nationals and Rangers get a look, Cade Cavalli opposing Kumar Rocker, with both hosts siding with Washington as an underdog given Rocker's recent decline and a soft feeling total that Manji suggests attacking through a Nationals team total over. At 13:34 the Astros and Angels close out the marquee card, Ethan Pecko making his first major league start for Houston against Walbert Urena and the Angels, with both hosts landing firmly on the Angels given the price attached to an unproven starter and Urena's strong personal history against this Astros lineup. Around 16:16 the guys touch on a handful of additional angles, including an under lean in Cincinnati between the Reds and Cardinals and a first five lean on Cleveland behind one of the more reliable arms on the schedule this season. At 18:10 the show pivots to football, and the hosts spend real time on Baltimore's win total of eleven and a half following an 8 and 9 season that kept the Ravens out of the playoffs. They discuss the arrival of new head coach Jesse Minter, the free agent addition of pass rusher Trey Hendrickson, and a schedule that both hosts believe sets up favorably through the middle of the season and into a division heavy closing stretch. Essler walks through the week by week matchups in detail, while Manji highlights Derrick Henry, Zay Flowers, and Mark Andrews as offensive pieces who could push the Ravens toward the higher end of their projected win range. Both hosts ultimately back the over on Baltimore, agreeing that a first year coaching staff typically buys the roster some patience regardless of immediate results. The episode closes with the day's best bets, a first five under between the Blue Jays and Rays built around a dominant WHIP from Tampa Bay's starter and a resurgent veteran arm for Toronto, and a Nationals team total over built around a Rangers starter who has struggled both at home and after dark in his recent outings. The hosts wrap by previewing tomorrow's show, which covers the final NFL win total of their series on the Los Angeles Rams alongside a lighter Thursday baseball slate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Munaf Manji and Dave Essler talk betting for Tuesday. Munaf Manji and Dave Essler sit down on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, opening at 00:11 with a plan to run through the day's baseball card before turning to the next NFL win total on the board, the Buffalo Bills at ten and a half. Essler joins at 00:50 fresh off a rough night with a Braves team total, then lights up over a Frank Thomas rookie card pull from a fresh box, sparking a short conversation about grading costs, centering, and how AI and celebrity involvement have pushed the trading card market toward pricier autographed, numbered parallels. At 02:25, Manji delivers a scheduling note, confirming this is the final week of the show before it shifts into its football format, with a Thursday props pod, a college football podcast alongside Lante, a Monday morning recap paired with a Monday Night Football preview, and a full weekend preview show on Fridays taking its place, while the current format returns after the new year. The baseball breakdown begins at 04:13 with the Yankees at the Orioles, Carlos Rodon opposing Shane Baz at a total of eight and a half, where Essler leans toward the Yankees team total while Manji sides with Baltimore on the moneyline, pointing to New York's struggles with runners in scoring position and Rodon's recent return from the injured list. At 08:09, the Blue Jays visit the Rays, Jose Soriano against Nick Martinez at seven and a half, with both hosts warming to Toronto behind Soriano's strong two starts and a struggling Tampa Bay bullpen. At 12:16, the Tigers travel to Pittsburgh to face the Pirates, Keter Montero opposite Braxton Ashcraft at a total of eight, where Essler favors a first five under while Manji likes Detroit's plus money given its league best road record since the All Star break. At 17:06, the Padres meet the Mets, Robbie Ray against Zack Thornton at eight and a half, with both hosts landing on the first five over given shaky command from both starters. At 21:16, the card closes with the Mariners in Milwaukee against the Brewers, Bryce Miller opposing Kyle Harrison at seven and a half, where Manji highlights Miller's poor road form and a Sunday Night Baseball fade angle to back the Brewers team total over three and a half. Essler runs down the rest of the day's slate at 25:36 before the conversation turns to football at 29:23, where the hosts dig into the Buffalo Bills win total of ten and a half. They walk through a 12 and 5 season a year ago, an AFC East runner up finish behind New England, a wild card win over Jacksonville, and an overtime divisional round exit in Denver, before previewing new head coach Joe Brady, the addition of DJ Moore at receiver, and a defense under new coordinator Jim Leonard that both hosts see as the swing factor for the season. They break down the schedule in detail, from the Week 1 trip to Houston through a manageable home stretch, a West Coast swing, and a difficult December run, ultimately agreeing the over is the right side if Josh Allen stays healthy. At 39:22, the hosts remind listeners about the pregame.com picks package and a seasonal discount before wrapping with best bets at 41:38, Essler backing the Astros team total over four and a half against the Angels and Manji sticking with the Brewers team total over three and a half against the Mariners. The show closes at 46:08 with Essler hoping his card collection has one more gem waiting inside, and Manji confirming the crew returns tomorrow with more picks and analysis as the season rolls on toward the football schedule ahead. Promo NFL50 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Munaf Manji and Dave Essler talk betting for Friday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Munaf Manji and Dave Essler talk betting for Thursday. Munaf Manji and Dave Essler open Thursday's episode by working through a three game getaway day slate before turning their attention to two of the more closely watched NFL win totals on the board. The night's headline game is the Field of Dreams matchup between the Phillies and Twins in Dyersville, Iowa, streaming on Netflix, with Aaron Nola starting for Philadelphia against Taj Bradley for Minnesota. Rain is the real storyline here, with chances climbing through the evening and threatening to shorten or postpone the game entirely, a factor the hosts believe is keeping the total pinned at eight and a half even as public money piles onto the over. Dave leans the under and toward Minnesota given his skepticism of Nola's recent form, while Munaf backs up the same concerns with Nola's home and road numbers this season. From there the show moves to Rangers at Angels, where Jacob deGrom's rough recent stretch against Houston and the White Sox opens the door for a high variance read on Walbert Urena and a shaky Los Angeles bullpen, with Dave favoring an Angels first five look and a Rangers team total over, while Munaf reveals he is the featured dollar capper on Pregame.com with a three star play on the game. The nightcap pits Shane Drohan against Roki Sasaki as the Brewers visit the Dodgers, with a Freddie Freeman injury scare from the previous night hanging over the Los Angeles lineup. Both hosts lean under the total, with Dave adding the Brewers on the run line given Milwaukee's bullpen depth and Drohan's tendency to limit home runs. After a quick pass through the day's earlier getaway games, including a Red Sox and Blue Jays pitching matchup between Payton Tolle and Max Scherzer, the conversation shifts fully into football. The Philadelphia Eagles carry a win total of ten and a half after an eleven and six season and a second straight NFC East title, and both hosts take the under, pointing to the trade of A.J. Brown to the New England Patriots, first year offensive coordinator Sean Mannion learning on the job, lingering questions in the secondary beyond Cooper DeJean, and a stronger projected NFC East. They still see Philadelphia as a ten win caliber team capable of winning the division, with DeVonta Smith, Dontayvion Wicks, and rookie Makai Lemon absorbing a larger share of the passing game behind Saquon Barkley. The Detroit Lions carry the same ten and a half win total after a nine and eight season that saw the best point differential in the NFC North undone by a losing divisional record. Dave leans under given injuries to both projected starting safeties and a tougher slate of divisional quarterbacks, while Munaf takes the over, betting on Jahmyr Gibbs, Amon-Ra St. Brown, and Aidan Hutchinson returning to full strength on defense. The two hosts close the show with their daily best bets, Dave backing the Green Bay Packers minus three and a half in the first half of their preseason opener against Pittsburgh, and Munaf taking the over in Texans at Chargers behind Houston's deep receiver room and Mike McDaniel's new offense in Los Angeles. Listeners are reminded to use promo code NFL50 for fifty dollars off a full NFL season access package on Pregame.com, and the crew previews tomorrow's episode, which continues the NFL win total series with a look at the defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Munaf Manji and Dave Essler talk betting for Wednesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Munaf Manji and Dave Essler talk betting for Tuesday. Munaf Manji and Dave Essler open Tuesday's show on the Straight Outta Vegas AM feed with a quick recap of Essler's round at TPC Sawgrass, where he parred the famous island green 17th hole, before turning to a Monday betting recap in which the Brewers moneyline fell short again but an over in the Astros game cashed thanks to a three run 10th inning. From there the hosts work through a full Tuesday MLB card. At 3:26 they break down Paul Skenes and the Pittsburgh Pirates visiting Eury Perez and the Miami Marlins, questioning whether Skenes at minus 112 is a gift or a trap given his rough road numbers, and landing on Miami in the first five innings with the under. At 7:14 the focus shifts to Tanner Bibee and the Cleveland Guardians against Drew Anderson and the Detroit Tigers, with rain in the forecast and both hosts wary of laying a price behind Anderson in what could turn into a bullpen day for Detroit. At 11:25 the hosts return to a familiar theme, fading Bryan Woo's brutal road splits as the Seattle Mariners visit Ryan Weathers and the New York Yankees, backing New York in the first five innings. At 14:53 they weigh Dylan Cease's heavy recent workload, including a one hit shutout of Boston, as the Red Sox visit Toronto, with Essler leaning the over and Manji preferring Toronto in the first five given his lack of trust in the Blue Jays offense. At 19:05 the Mets visit the Braves, with Nolan McLean and Martin Perez both trending toward an over, backed by New York's recent history of hammering Perez. At 22:49 the card closes with the Brewers visiting the Padres, where sharp money has pushed the line toward San Diego despite the majority of tickets sitting on Kyle Harrison, leading both hosts to the Padres and the under. The hosts also run through a batch of additional games, including a look at Hunter Brown starting in San Francisco and a Los Angeles Dodgers team total play against Kansas City's Michael Wacha, tying into the ripple effects of the Tarik Skubal trade. At 29:30 the show shifts into its recurring NFL win total series with a full breakdown of the San Francisco 49ers, who sit near nine and a half wins for the coming season. Manji lays out the offseason additions of Mike Evans and Christian Kirk, the return of Deebo Samuel, and last year's plus 66 point differential in a loaded NFC West, while Essler zeroes in on a difficult closing schedule that includes the league's first regular season game in Australia against a Los Angeles Rams team now featuring Myles Garrett after his blockbuster trade away from Cleveland. The two hosts land on opposite sides of the total, with Essler leaning under and Manji taking the over and projecting a ten win season if the roster stays healthy. The episode wraps with best bets from both hosts, Essler backing the Yankees moneyline against Seattle and Manji riding the Dodgers team total over against Kansas City, plus a lighthearted exchange about fantasy football plans for the year. Cash That Ticket airs daily on the Straight Outta Vegas AM feed, delivering sharp, matchup by matchup betting analysis across baseball, football, and beyond for listeners chasing an edge on every card. New episodes continue tomorrow with a breakdown of the Kansas City Chiefs win total heading into the AFC West race. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Munaf Manji talks betting for Monday. Munaf Manji runs the Monday, August 10 edition of Cash That Ticket on his own, with Dave Essler away handling personal matters and expected back Tuesday, when the show will also tackle the next NFL win total as preseason opens this week. Munaf opens with an honest look at a rough recent stretch for baseball wagering, both on the podcast and for his clients on Pregame.com, pointing to Sunday's setback as the latest example. He had backed the Brewers at minus one and a half with Jacob Misiorowski on the mound, only to watch Kody Clemens hit a two run home run that tied the game and forced extra innings. Milwaukee won outright but the run line ticket fell short. Friday's Best Bet podcast fared better, cashing on the Cleveland Guardians moneyline with Parker Messick starting. Munaf also touches on the Dodgers, who snapped a losing streak over the weekend only to fall again on Sunday against the Diamondbacks, where Eduardo Rodriguez worked seven strong innings against a Los Angeles offense he calls shockingly quiet given the roster's talent. From there, Munaf runs his weekly standings check, noting the Rays hold a five and a half game lead over the Yankees in the American League East while the Red Sox slide to seven games back after dropping their weekend series to the Athletics. The White Sox lead the Tigers by three and a half games in the AL Central, and the AL West sits as the league's tightest race, with the Astros up half a game on the Rangers and the Mariners four back in a division where every team carries a negative run differential. In the National League, the Braves hold an eight and a half game lead over the Phillies, the Brewers are up five and a half on the Cubs, and the Dodgers remain seven and a half games clear of the Diamondbacks despite their recent stumble. Munaf then works through five matchups on the Monday card. Sonny Gray and the Red Sox visit Jameson Taillon and the Blue Jays, with Gray's strong road and night splits pushing Munaf toward Boston on the moneyline despite a rocky recent history against this Toronto lineup. Christian Scott and Bryce Elder headline Mets at Braves, where a surging Mets offense and warm, carrying conditions in Atlanta have Munaf leaning to the over. Andrew Painter continues to scuffle for the Phillies against Hunter Dobbins and the Cardinals, and with a bullpen Munaf calls putrid over the last month, he leans to the over, whether through the first five innings or the full game. Logan Henderson gets the assignment for the Brewers against Casey Mize and the Padres, and between Henderson's dominant recent form and a Sunday Night Baseball fade trend that favors Milwaukee, Munaf names this his best bet of the show, the Brewers moneyline at minus 115. Blade Tidwell makes just his second career start for the Giants opposite Hayden Wesneski and the Astros, and rather than lay heavy juice on a shorthanded Houston lineup, Munaf leans to the over. He credits Yordan Alvarez with carrying the top of the Astros order while Jose Altuve works through a down year, with Jeremy Peña, Cam Smith, and Daulton Varsho all contributing. Before wrapping, Munaf previews tonight's marquee pitching matchup, Tarik Skubal for the Dodgers against Noah Cameron and the Royals, calling it the best chance yet for a struggling Los Angeles offense to turn things around given Skubal's strong recent history against Kansas City. Munaf closes with a reminder about the Pregame.com Bulk Dollars promotion, twenty dollars for one hundred Bulk Dollars that can be spent like cash across any best bet package and never expires, even though the promotion window itself closes at midnight tonight. He signs off hoping Dave Essler returns Tuesday and that the next episode arrives with a winning best bet already in hand, wishing listeners good luck with their bets and encouraging them to enjoy the games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Munaf Manji talks betting for Friday. Munaf Manji hosts Friday, August 7's Cash That Ticket on the Straight Outta Vegas AM feed, opening with a recap of Thursday's card before working through a full slate of Major League Baseball betting angles for the night ahead. He reviews a winning Washington Nationals team total for Uncle Dave against Cristopher Sanchez and the Phillies, a tough loss on the Kansas City Royals despite a strong start from Bailey Ober for the Minnesota Twins and a solid outing from Michael Wacha, and touches on the grind of a rough recent stretch handicapping baseball across the industry. He also breaks down the NFL Hall of Fame Game, where rookie quarterback Haynes King led the Carolina Panthers to a 33 to 30 win over the Arizona Cardinals on a last second touchdown that blew well past the total, and shares a note that Garrett Crochet is expected back for the Boston Red Sox out of the bullpen rather than as a starter for now. He runs through the rest of Thursday's scores, including a marathon 13 inning win for the Red Sox over the White Sox, a blowout for Detroit over Seattle, and a Mets sweep of the Cleveland Guardians that included a difficult team debut for newly acquired starter Foster Griffin. From there Munaf builds out Friday's full card, starting with the Cincinnati Reds visiting the Washington Nationals in what looks like a bullpen day for Chase Petty against Cade Cavalli, with the Nationals offense cooling after trading Luis Garcia Junior to the Yankees and losing James Wood to injury. He covers Tyler Mahle's first start for the Atlanta Braves against former teammate Max Fried and the surging Yankees, and identifies the marquee matchup of the night as Parker Messick and the Cleveland Guardians visiting Noah Schultz and the division leading Chicago White Sox in a tightly bunched American League Central race. He also previews Roki Sasaki and the Los Angeles Dodgers visiting a struggling Merrill Kelly and the Arizona Diamondbacks, and Robbie Ray's San Diego Padres debut against Ronel Blanco and the Houston Astros, before running through quick hits on Jose Soriano's Toronto Blue Jays debut against Zach Wheeler and the Phillies, Payton Tolle and the Red Sox against Jack Perkins and the Athletics, Kevin Gausman's Chicago Cubs debut against the Royals, and the Cardinals hosting Ryan Feltner and the Rockies. Munaf highlights the biggest promotion of the year at Pregame dot com, where 20 dollars buys bettors 100 bulk dollars in credit, a 400 percent bonus that never expires and can be applied toward any picks package on the site. His official Cash That Ticket best bet of the night lands on the Cleveland Guardians at minus 136 on the moneyline over the Chicago White Sox, built around Parker Messick against a struggling Noah Schultz in a series carrying real weight for the division race, with Munaf noting that a Guardians win or sweep this weekend could pull Cleveland level with Chicago atop the American League Central depending on how the Minnesota Twins fare in their own series in Milwaukee. It is a full recap and preview built for bettors chasing value across totals, moneylines, and team props on a busy Friday slate, delivered with the same numbers driven, conversational approach that has made Cash That Ticket a daily stop for Major League Baseball bettors on the Straight Outta Vegas AM feed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Munaf Manji and Dave Essler talk sports betting for Tuesday. Munaf Manji and Uncle Dave Essler open with a look back at a profitable recent stretch before diving into a loaded Tuesday MLB card that features five headline matchups and closes with an early breakdown of the Green Bay Packers win total for the coming NFL season. The guys start in Cleveland, where Sean Manaea and the Mets face Joey Cantillo and the Guardians, debating whether a deflated Mets team total makes more sense than laying a heavy price on Cleveland, especially with New York missing Juan Soto and the Guardians bullpen showing some recent cracks. From there they move to Cincinnati, where JT Ginn and the Athletics face Brady Singer and the Reds, with both hosts leaning toward two ground ball pitchers keeping the total under in mild conditions, while an Athletics club missing Shea Langeliers and Brent Rooker adds to the case. The White Sox and Red Sox get a look next, with Davis Martin cooling off significantly since a hot start and Boston riding a long run as a road underdog after adding catcher Adley Rutschman at the trade deadline. The headline game of the night sends Tarik Skubal to the mound for his first start in a Dodgers uniform against Javier Assad and the Cubs, and the guys dig into lopsided betting splits on the under before landing on a first five innings approach given how unfamiliar Chicago hitters are with a new face in the division. The marquee slate wraps with Randy Vasquez and the Padres visiting Eduardo Rodriguez and a red hot Diamondbacks club, where sharp money on San Diego catches Uncle Dave's attention even as Munaf leans toward trusting Arizona's dominant home and road splits. Along the way the guys touch on the Pirates, Twins, Yankees, Rays and a Blue Jays team they both believe is quietly playing its way into relevance against a thin Houston rotation. The back half of the show pivots to football, where a full breakdown of the Green Bay Packers win total covers quarterback Jordan Love's up and down health history, lingering questions around Micah Parsons and Tucker Kraft on defense, and a rugged opening schedule that has both hosts leaning toward the under for the season. Before wrapping up, the guys share a promo code for fifty dollars off the rest of season MLB all access package, and close with best bets on the board, including a total in the Giants and Rangers game and a first five innings look between the Athletics and Reds. Whether you are following the MLB stretch run or getting an early jump on NFL win totals, this episode covers the full board with context, numbers, and a couple of strong opinions along the way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Munaf Manji and Dave Essler talk betting for Monday. Munaf Manji and Dave Essler open the month of August by reacting to the biggest move of trade deadline day before working through a full Monday baseball card and unveiling their next NFL win total on the Houston Texans. At 00:00 Munaf sets the stage for a busy trade deadline session, and at 01:53 the pair discusses Tarik Skubal moving from the Detroit Tigers to the Los Angeles Dodgers, a trade that pushed Los Angeles' World Series odds from roughly plus 175 down to plus 150. At 02:39 they preview the Nationals hosting the Phillies, where Trevor Williams starts opposite Aaron Nola just after Philadelphia added Luis Arraez to play second base, with Dave leaning toward the Nationals team total over three and a half runs given Nola's bloated recent numbers and Munaf backing the same direction with a strong seasonal over trend for Washington. At 06:37 they turn to the Cardinals visiting the Yankees, where Michael McGreevy faces Cam Schlittler, with both hosts leaning toward the under given New York's heavy favorite price and Schlittler's strong road splits. At 09:48 they cover the Pirates at the Brewers, with Bubba Chandler opposing Brandon Sproat, both hosts landing on the Pittsburgh team total over given Sproat's control issues. At 13:13 they preview the Dodgers at the Cubs, Justin Wrobleski against Matthew Boyd, with Dave taking Chicago at plus money and Munaf citing a profitable trend fading teams on the road the day after Sunday night baseball. At 16:30 they break down the Padres at the Diamondbacks, Michael King against Brandon Pfaadt, with Dave siding with Arizona at a cheap price while Munaf prefers San Diego given King's strong history against this opponent. At 20:17 they run through quick hits on the Giants at the Rangers, the Blue Jays at the Astros with Shane Bieber and Cristian Javier, and the Rays at the Rockies with Ian Seymour and Michael Lorenzen, flagging Colorado's hot home scoring trend. At 23:07 the conversation shifts to football, where Munaf and Dave unveil the Houston Texans win total of nine and a half, discussing a defense built around Will Anderson Jr., Danielle Hunter, Derek Stingley Jr., Reed Blankenship, and the returning Jadeveon Clowney, along with questions about the offensive line protecting C.J. Stroud and the additions of David Montgomery and Woody Marks in the backfield, ultimately landing on the over. At 31:41 Munaf shares a promo code for Pregame.com, RBI50, good for fifty dollars off the Major League Baseball second half all access package through the World Series. The episode closes at 33:03 with best bets, Dave taking the Washington Nationals team total over three and a half runs and Munaf going with the Rays and Rockies first five innings over six, wrapping a trade deadline day that reshaped several rosters and a season-opening look at one of the league's most anticipated teams heading into the fall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Munaf Manji and Dave Essler talk betting for Friday. Munaf Manji and Dave Essler close out the month of July with a full Cash That Ticket breakdown of Friday's Major League Baseball card, delivered on the Straight Outta Vegas AM feed, opening with an honest look at a rough month before diving into a slate loaded with division and wild card stakes. They start with Paul Skenes and the Pittsburgh Pirates visiting Hunter Greene and the Cincinnati Reds, leaning toward Pittsburgh's deeper bullpen in the first five innings, then turn to Andrew Painter and the Philadelphia Phillies against the Baltimore Orioles, where Painter's rough return from injury has both hosts circling the Orioles team total. Janson Junk and the Miami Marlins head to Citi Field to face a declining Freddy Peralta and the New York Mets, with both hosts leaning Miami in the first five innings as Peralta's trade rumors swirl. Foster Griffin gets the ball for Washington on the road against Bryce Elder and the Atlanta Braves, and the guys like Griffin's strong history against Atlanta even while admitting they do not trust the Nationals bullpen for a full nine. Nathan Eovaldi and the Texas Rangers visit a red hot Hunter Brown and the Houston Astros, a spot where Munaf backs the home favorite while Dave eyes value on the total given Houston's recent form. The night's headline game sends Ranger Suarez and the Boston Red Sox into Dodger Stadium against Eduardo Henrique and the Los Angeles Dodgers, with Shohei Ohtani back in the lineup and both hosts circling the Dodgers team total given the lineup's depth. Dave runs through a string of quicker takes covering the Milwaukee Brewers against the Los Angeles Angels, the Colorado Rockies against the Kansas City Royals, the Cleveland Guardians against the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Seattle Mariners against the Minnesota Twins, the Chicago White Sox against the Tampa Bay Rays, and the San Francisco Giants against the San Diego Padres, before the show pivots entirely into football. The back half of the episode breaks down the Denver Broncos' win total heading into a new season under Sean Payton and quarterback Bo Nix, covering a brutal opening schedule, an improved receiving corps after adding Jaylen Waddle alongside Evan Engram, and a defense led by Patrick Surtain that should again rank among the league's best, with both hosts leaning toward the over while flagging real questions about an unproven backfield. They close the football segment with a season long passing yards prop on Bo Nix before locking in their best bets of the show. Along the way Munaf shares a Pregame dot com promo code, RBI50, worth fifty dollars off the Major League Baseball second half all access package, dropping the price from 349 dollars down to 299 dollars and covering every card through the World Series, valid through August 10. Best bets on this episode include a run line play on the Athletics against the Detroit Tigers built around heavy reverse line movement, and a moneyline lean on the Houston Astros over the Rangers, as the guys wrap up July, take stock of a disappointing Tigers season derailed by injuries, and look ahead to a Monday show previewing the Houston Texans win total for the coming NFL season, closing out another detailed, deadline aware breakdown of a full slate of games, injury news, and win total value across baseball and football. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Munaf Manji and Dave Essler talk betting for Thursday. Munaf Manji and Dave Essler close out July with a full slate of MLB betting breakdowns and the next installment of their NFL win total tour on Cash That Ticket, part of the Straight Outta Vegas AM feed. The show opens with a look back at a winning stretch, including an Astros team total that cashed even though the offense attacked the bullpen rather than the starter as expected, and Essler reports a 3 and 1 day for clients despite his own best bet falling short. Manji shares updated season figures showing a July best bets record of 11 and 11 for negative 2.55 units, with the podcast sitting at roughly plus 13.1 units year to date, before venting about a three star best bet on the Phillies run line that fell apart when a six run lead evaporated in an eventual loss to the Marlins. From there the hosts dig into five matchups on the day's card. Eury Pérez and the Miami Marlins face Nolan McLean and the New York Mets, with the offense's struggles without an injured Juan Soto pushing both hosts toward a first five under look. Yohan Ramírez and a bullpen day for the Pittsburgh Pirates opposite Rhett Lowder and the Cincinnati Reds bring a strong lean toward the Pittsburgh team total over, powered by a shaky Cincinnati bullpen and a small home ballpark. Jake Irvin's return from a lengthy injured list stint for the Washington Nationals against Grant Holmes and the Atlanta Braves points both hosts toward the Washington team total over, backed by the Nationals' strong road numbers this season. JP Sears and the San Diego Padres draw a favorable matchup against Robbie Ray and the San Francisco Giants, with Ray's steep home and road split pushing the market and both hosts toward San Diego. A quick look at the Seattle Mariners and Los Angeles Dodgers highlights Bryan Woo's extreme home and road splits, while the Boston Red Sox and Athletics get a brief mention after a frustrating result the night before. The back half of the show pivots to the NFL, with the Los Angeles Chargers carrying a nine and a half win total into the 2026 season after an 11 and 6 finish and a wild card playoff berth under head coach Jim Harbaugh. Essler and Manji cover the hire of offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel, the encouraging return to practice for tackles Rashawn Slater and Joe Alt, the addition of first round pick Akheem Mesidor to the defense, and a demanding travel schedule that includes trips to Buffalo, Seattle, Kansas City, Baltimore twice, and a late season stretch through Tampa Bay and Miami. Essler leans toward the over while acknowledging the Chargers could finish closer to 9 and 8, and Manji takes the under, citing the travel load and the adjustment period ahead for quarterback Justin Herbert in a new offensive system, along with questions about receiver Ladd McConkey's role and the development of running back Omarion Hampton. The show wraps with the daily best bets, Essler siding with the Pittsburgh Pirates team total over four and a half and Manji backing the Washington Nationals team total over four and a half, before a reminder to use promo code RBI50 at pregame.com for fifty dollars off second half MLB season access and a preview of Friday's episode covering the Denver Broncos win total with quarterback Bo Nix and head coach Sean Payton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Munaf Manji and Dave Essler talk betting for Wednesday. Munaf Manji and Dave Essler open the Wednesday, July 29 edition of Cash That Ticket by celebrating a winning start to the week, a one and zero best bet outing thanks to Essler's Brewers cashing convincingly, before diving into a full slate of afternoon and evening baseball. The two work through Guardians at Reds first, questioning why Cleveland starter Joey Cantillo is priced as such a heavy favorite given a pair of rough outings since the All Star break, and land on the Reds team total over along with a first five innings lean given how hitter friendly the ballpark tends to play. From there they move to Yankees at White Sox, where Cam Schlittlers wild variance this season gets weighed against strong road splits, an eight and two record and a sub two ERA away from home, pushing both hosts toward New York in the first five innings. The Cubs and Cardinals get a long look next, with Matthew Boyd's recent form squared off against a Dustin May start that has both hosts unsure which version of the right hander will show up, ultimately settling on a first five innings under given two bullpens that could swing either way. The night's headline matchup, Astros at Angels, brings out the strongest conviction of the show, with both hosts pounding Houston in the first five innings and on the team total over against a Los Angeles starter who has been hit hard in four of his last five outings and carries a home ERA over ten. Healthy again, Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez comes up repeatedly throughout the show as the engine behind Houston's offense, with both hosts hoping the rest of the lineup can find its footing around him. A quick tour of the remaining card touches on Detroit ace Tarik Skubal possibly making his final start before a trade, a Rangers and Rays first five lean, a pass on a heavily priced Royals and Twins game, a small ballpark total lean in Boston, and a Dodgers first five pick on the run line against Seattle with the wind blowing out in Los Angeles. The back half of the show pivots to football, continuing an ongoing win total series with a detailed breakdown of the Chicago Bears at nine and a half wins heading into year two under head coach Ben Johnson. One host leans toward the over, pointing to quarterback development, returning continuity on offense, and a schedule that could open favorably, while the other leans toward the under, citing a demanding road slate, a receiver room thinned by an offseason trade, and a tougher overall conference gauntlet. Both agree to revisit the number several weeks into the season once more information is available. The show wraps with best bets for the night, one host riding a Cardinals first five pick behind Dustin May, the other sticking with the Astros team total over against a struggling Angels starter, plus a reminder to check out the sponsor offer for MLB coverage running through the World Series. The two close with a look ahead to Thursday's episode, which turns the win total series toward the Los Angeles Chargers and their quarterback, along with a story about the surprising number of loyal fans who once traveled to a freezing January road game to support their team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Munaf Manji and Dave Essler talk betting for Tuesday. Munaf Manji and Dave Essler reunite on Cash That Ticket for a full breakdown of the Tuesday, July 28 major league baseball card, opening with a look back at Monday's near miss on the Washington Nationals team total tied to Max Scherzer's return from the injured list, a bet that looked live after the Nationals loaded the bases in the first inning before stranding the chance. From there the hosts move through an early Guardians and Reds doubleheader before turning to the night's headline matchups, starting with the Philadelphia Phillies and Miami Marlins, where neither host wants any part of Aaron Nola after a season of allowing home runs at an alarming rate, leaning instead toward Sandy Alcantara and Miami in the first five innings or the game total after the Marlins snapped a rough stretch with a walk off comeback win. The Arizona Diamondbacks and Pittsburgh Pirates follow, with Brandon Pfaadt and Bubba Chandler both expected to work deep after heavy bullpen usage in Monday's extra innings finish, pushing both hosts toward the first five under. The day's featured play comes from Citi Field, where Chris Sale and the Atlanta Braves visit a New York Mets club already missing Juan Soto for four to six weeks, and both hosts argue Christian Scott is being undervalued in a heavily juiced line, settling on the first five under four as Munaf Manji's best bet of the show. Attention then shifts to the Bronx, where Cody Bellinger joining Aaron Judge on the injured list adds another dent to a Yankees lineup that has produced little run support for Gerrit Cole in his last three starts, sending both hosts toward Anthony Kay and the Chicago White Sox in the first five innings. The Chicago Cubs and St Louis Cardinals bring a rare moment of full agreement on the Cardinals team total over, powered by Colin Rea's steep home and road split and Michael McGreevy's strong numbers pitching at home despite a lack of run support. Out west, Peter Lambert and the Houston Astros face Reid Detmers and the Los Angeles Angels, with both hosts landing on the first five under behind two of the more underrated arms in the game, before the conversation turns to Houston's trade deadline outlook, touching on rookie right hander Tatsuya Imai's surprising climb into Rookie of the Year odds and speculation linking shortstop Jeremy Pena to the Boston Red Sox. Dave Essler closes the card with his own best bet, backing Logan Henderson and the Milwaukee Brewers in the first five innings against the San Francisco Giants, while also weighing a Boston Red Sox team total over against the Athletics in hot weather and a Minnesota Twins team total lean against the Kansas City Royals. Munaf Manji wraps the card with a Colorado Rockies and San Diego Padres total play and a note on the Seattle Mariners and Los Angeles Dodgers series, where the presumed Dodgers starter never actually got confirmed. The two close the show by previewing football season, noting all 32 NFL teams have reported to training camp with the Hall of Fame Game and the start of the show's NFL win total series, beginning Wednesday with the Chicago Bears, both on the horizon, and remind listeners that Pregame dot com is offering full season access to every college football and NFL pick through the Super Bowl using the promo code Super777 for 777 dollars. Cash That Ticket airs daily on the Straight Outta Vegas AM feed, delivering sharp, betting focused analysis for listeners looking to navigate a busy midsummer baseball schedule while the sports calendar begins its turn toward football, and this episode offers a complete look at every marquee pitching matchup, injury development, and trade deadline storyline shaping Tuesday's slate across the major leagues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Munaf Manji talks betting for Monday. A new week of baseball betting opens with a full breakdown of the Monday MLB card, starting with a look back at a tough finish to last week when a Diamondbacks team total fell one run short, and rolling into a heavy dose of Sunday scoring across the league that set up several of Monday's angles, including a detailed look at how teams coming off Sunday Night Baseball perform in their next game on the road, a trend that has favored the over at a rate above seventy percent across multiple seasons and puts a red hot Phillies offense in a fascinating spot against a Miami Marlins team that has dropped twelve straight games, with Zach Wheeler's dominant season and long track record against Miami weighed against Tyler Phillips and his much stronger home numbers, landing on a total rather than a side. From there the card moves to Pittsburgh, where a shaky Merrill Kelly has quietly turned things around over his last four outings while Mitch Keller continues to struggle at home and at night, pointing toward a first five innings total with an eye on rain chances around first pitch. The headline matchup of the day sends Max Scherzer back to the mound for Toronto after more than a month and a half on the injured list, and his rough underlying numbers this season, paired with a well worn trend of fading pitchers fresh off the injured list and a Washington offense that just put up double digit runs, form the basis of the day's featured best bet on the Nationals team total. Atlanta and New York also get a full look, with Ronald Acuna Jr still working back from a leg issue and Juan Soto sidelined for a month or more, while Mets starter Zach Thornton has quietly turned in one of the best individual seasons in the rotation despite getting almost no run support, setting up a first five innings lean toward New York. Out west, Houston and the Angels both trot out starters who have battled control issues all year, suggesting a game that could be decided by which lineup stays patient and draws walks rather than which arm dominates, with a lean toward the total and a slight preference for the home side. A quick tour through the rest of the schedule touches on a heavy favorite in Cincinnati, the Yankees rolling into Chicago as a big favorite, and matchups on the west coast rounding out the night, before closing with a reminder about a football season ticket package covering every pick through the Super Bowl and National Championship for a flat price using a promo code. The episode wraps with the day's single best bet, a team total angle built on a struggling former ace returning from injury and an offense trending in the right direction, delivered in the same straightforward, numbers first style that runs through the rest of the breakdown, mixing pitcher splits, home and road trends, and situational betting angles into one complete rundown of everything worth knowing before locking in a Monday ticket. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Munaf Manji talks betting for Friday. Munaf Manji hosts this Friday, July 24, 2026 edition of Cash That Ticket solo once again, with his usual co host away handling a personal matter and expected back for Monday's show. He opens by recapping a winning Thursday built around a light five game slate, highlighted by the Detroit Tigers covering the first five innings run line against the Kansas City Royals before rallying to an eight to three win overall. From there he shifts into the bigger picture around the league as the trade deadline approaches, walking through persistent rumors that Tigers ace Tarik Skubal could become available, with the Los Angeles Dodgers viewed as the most aggressive suitor and the Milwaukee Brewers floated as a dark horse fit alongside young starter Jacob Misiorowski. He runs through the American League standings, noting the Detroit Tigers sitting at fifty four and forty nine through one hundred three games yet only six games back in a bunched AL Central, drawing a comparison to the Cleveland Guardians historic comeback from a season ago. He also covers a wide open AL West with no team above five hundred, along with a National League picture that shows more separation, led by an Atlanta Braves club four and a half games clear of the Philadelphia Phillies and a Los Angeles Dodgers team eleven games ahead in the NL West with the league's best run differential. With the landscape set, Munaf works through six matchups from Friday's ten game card. He starts with the Chicago Cubs at the Pittsburgh Pirates, weighing Matthew Boyd's rough road history against Pittsburgh against Jared Jones's improving recent form, and lands on the Pirates in the first five innings. He then breaks down the New York Yankees at the Philadelphia Phillies, pointing to Cam Schlittler's dominant road splits against Jesus Luzardo's home struggles at Citizens Bank Park, backing New York on the money line. He turns to the Arizona Diamondbacks hosting the Washington Nationals, highlighting Eduardo Rodriguez's consistent season and Washington's poor recent history in home series openers, which sets up his best bet of the night on the Diamondbacks team total. He covers the Atlanta Braves opening a series at the Baltimore Orioles, calling it the toughest read of the card and leaning toward the under. He previews the Los Angeles Dodgers visiting the New York Mets, targeting the Dodgers team total given Roki Sasaki's home run troubles and a Mets offense that has gone quiet lately. He closes matchup coverage with the Seattle Mariners at the Texas Rangers, siding with the home underdog Rangers behind Mackenzie Gore's strong home splits against Bryce Miller's poor career history in Texas. Throughout the show, Munaf references weather conditions at each ballpark and how tightly the betting board has moved compared to earlier in the season, when heavy favorites were far more common across the schedule. He wraps the show by naming the Arizona Diamondbacks team total over four and a half his best bet of the day, built on Washington's tendency to allow runs in series openers at home, and thanks listeners for sticking with him through a second straight week without his co host, promising more baseball and football coverage in the days ahead as the weekend series get underway around the league. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Munaf Manji talks betting for Thursday. Munaf Manji hosts a solo Thursday edition of Cash That Ticket on the Straight Out of Vegas AM feed, opening by cashing in on Wednesday's best bet, the Los Angeles Dodgers moneyline behind Eric Lauer against Aaron Nola, a game that saw Lauer allow a first inning two run homer to Alec Bohm before the Dodgers rallied for a 9 to 5 win, punctuated by a Max Muncy homer and a four run eighth inning, with the Dodgers team total over four and a half cashing alongside it. With only five games on the Thursday slate, Manji narrows his focus to three matchups starting after 3pm Eastern. At the 3:33 mark he opens with the Tampa Bay Rays visiting the Toronto Blue Jays in a series finale Toronto enters having been outscored 23 to 5, breaking down Rays starter Ian Seymour, a pitcher who has allowed a home run in every start he has made in July, against Blue Jays starter Shane Bieber, whose command issues, a 1.73 WHIP over the season, outweigh a recent six shutout inning outing against the Chicago White Sox, landing on the Rays team total over four and a half as the preferred angle. At 8:28 the show shifts to the Arizona Diamondbacks at the St. Louis Cardinals, where Brandon Pfaadt and Michael McGreevy have both settled into strong recent form, Pfaadt winning each of his last four starts and McGreevy allowing no more than two earned runs in any of his last four outings, with wind blowing in at St. Louis pushing Manji toward the first five innings under four. At 12:51 the final matchup covered sends the Kansas City Royals to Detroit, where Troy Melton, sitting at 5 and 1 with a 1.80 ERA, draws Randy Dobnak, a reliever making a spot start for a Royals team that has struggled badly away from home this season, a combination that leads Manji to name the Detroit Tigers first five innings run line as his best bet of the show. From there the podcast pivots into a National Football League win total breakdown of the Cincinnati Bengals, part of a season long wager preview presented alongside Pregame dot com. Manji frames Zac Taylor as the only returning head coach in the AFC North, recaps a 6 and 11 finish a year ago, and credits an offseason overhaul on defense, including the additions of Dexter Lawrence and Jonathan Allen up front and Jordan Battle, Bryan Cook, and DJ Turner in the secondary, before turning to the health of quarterback Joe Burrow, who played only eight games last season, as the swing factor for a Bengals team that also retains Ja'Marr Chase, Tee Higgins, and Chase Brown on offense. He walks through a favorable opening schedule stretch, the team's 2026 draft class led by edge rusher Cashius Howell, and division and playoff odds before landing on the over on a win total of nine and a half games, also flagging long odds on the Bengals to earn the AFC's number one seed. The episode closes with a recap of the Tigers first five innings run line as the best bet of the show and a preview of a full weekend slate returning Friday, with regular co-host Uncle Dave expected back in the chair on Monday to weigh in on the Bengals outlook himself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Munaf Manji talks betting for Wednesday. Munaf Manji opens Wednesday, July 22 by revisiting Tuesday's winning best bet, the Phillies and Dodgers going under nine runs in a game Los Angeles closed out 2 to 1 after catcher J.T. Realmuto's late base running mistake turned into a game ending double play. He also reviews a client play that missed, an over in the Marlins and Astros game that finished 5 to 3 after Jose Altuve grounded into a triple play in the bottom of the eighth and Josh Hader closed the door for Houston. Working solo again this week while his usual co host continues to handle a personal matter, Manji says there is no rush on a return and he hopes to have company back on the show soon. He runs through a busy day of baseball ahead of the night card, including doubleheaders for the Pirates and Yankees and the Orioles and Red Sox, along with afternoon games for the Mets and Brewers, the Giants and Royals, and the Nationals and Rockies. From there he breaks down six evening matchups in detail. He opens with a rematch between the Dodgers and Phillies, Eric Lauer against Aaron Nola, pricing the Dodgers at minus 120 on the money line against a Phillies club that is a home underdog at even money, with the total at nine and a half. He walks through Lauer's turnaround since coming over from the Toronto Blue Jays, his strong recent form, and his positive history against Philadelphia, then contrasts that with Nola, who is 3 and 7 with a 5.68 ERA at home and has been especially poor at Citizens Bank Park this season. He moves next to the Twins visiting the Guardians, Bailey Ober against Slade Cecconi, in a game with the Guardians favored at home in a tight American League Central race, and lands on shopping the total rather than picking a side. He touches briefly on the Pirates and Yankees doubleheader and Max Fried's return from the injured list before turning to the Padres and Braves, Michael King against Martin Perez, where he leans on Atlanta's strong history bouncing back at home after a loss and warm, wind aided conditions to favor the total staying over. At Wrigley Field he backs the Tigers as plus money underdogs against the Cubs, Keider Montero against Colin Rea, pointing to Detroit's bullpen game the night before and calmer wind conditions as reasons to expect fewer runs after a lopsided Cubs win. He closes the card with the Marlins trying to avoid a series sweep in Houston against the Astros, Sandy Alcantara against Peter Lambert, siding firmly with Houston given Miami's struggles on the road and its recent history trying to avoid sweeps away from home. He also notes the White Sox and Rangers as one of the night's other games. For his single best bet of the day, Manji returns to the Dodgers on the money line against the Phillies and Nola for the second straight afternoon, saying he has a strong read on this series. He wraps the show by previewing a much lighter Thursday schedule of just five games, most starting early, and says he may take the day off from the podcast or pivot toward football and basketball content with the NFL season approaching. He thanks listeners for sticking with him during his co host's time away and points to the current promo code available for football season picks packages good through the Hall of Fame Game in early August. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Munaf Manji talks betting for Monday. Munaf Manji goes solo on this edition of Cash That Ticket, holding down the Straight Outta Vegas AM feed on Monday, July 20, 2026, while his usual co-host handles a personal matter, and he wastes no time diving into a packed MLB second half slate just a day after Spain claimed the 2026 World Cup title, with college football, the NFL, and the EPL all now less than seven weeks away. Munaf opens with a quick look back at Sunday's doubleheader split between the Yankees and Dodgers before turning to the night's marquee matchups, starting with Joe Ryan and the Twins traveling into Cleveland to face Tanner Bibee and the Guardians, a matchup he frames as a likely low scoring affair and ultimately builds into his top play of the day, the first five innings staying under four total runs. From there he shifts to Yankee Stadium, where Braxton Ashcraft and the Pittsburgh Pirates take on Ryan Weathers and a Yankees offense that has struggled to generate runs without Aaron Judge in the lineup, leading Munaf to back the Pirates on the money line. He then breaks down a series opener in Philadelphia between Emmet Sheehan and the Dodgers against a red hot Christopher Sanchez, who Munaf argues belongs in the National League Cy Young conversation given his dominant numbers at home, structuring his play around the Phillies on the run line rather than the straight money line. The show spends real time on the Boston Red Sox, winners of thirteen straight games, as they host the streaking Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park in a matchup with direct implications for the tightening American League wild card race, with Shane Baz opposing Payton Tolle and Munaf ultimately favoring the Red Sox across the first five innings rather than laying the bigger number on the full game given recent bullpen concerns. Munaf also previews a high total matchup at Wrigley Field between Jack Flaherty and the Tigers against Jameson Taillon and the Cubs, where strong winds blowing out are expected to boost scoring, along with a brief mention of the Miami Marlins as a value side against Ronel Blanco and the Astros. Before wrapping the show, Munaf reminds listeners about pregame.com's promo code STAR25, good for twenty five percent off any purchase on the site, including a discounted second half MLB all access package that covers every pick through the World Series, and shares that he is running a strong profit margin in MLB betting since he began tracking results back in mid-May. The episode closes with a recap of the top play of the day, the Twins and Guardians staying under four runs through the first five innings behind Joe Ryan and Tanner Bibee, and a preview of tomorrow's show, when Munaf's usual co-host is expected to return and the two plan to pick back up their ongoing coverage of MLB alongside their season long series ranking NFL win totals as football season approaches. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Munaf Manji and Dave Essler talk betting for Friday. On this Friday edition closing out the first half of the baseball season, Munaf Manji and Dave Essler run through a full slate of matchups before turning their attention to an NFL win total preview on the Dallas Cowboys, all while being honest about a rougher stretch of results over the past couple weeks. Dave opens by noting he cashed his client best bet on the Brewers first five the night before, and he shares that he likes Matt Fitzpatrick and Rory heading through their respective golf rounds. Munaf explains that Thursday cards have been a consistent trouble spot this season, largely because of the thin getaway day schedule, and he pledges never to force plays just to have something on the board every day. The two then work through four featured games in careful detail. In the nation's capital, Ryan Weathers and the Yankees face Carson Palmquist and the Nationals, with both hosts leaning heavily on the over given Palmquist's expected short outing, a shaky Nationals bullpen, and a Nationals lineup that leads the majors in runs scored, plus a standout trend showing the Nationals going twelve and three to the over in the first game of a home series this season. In Tampa Bay, Luis Castillo and the Mariners take on Nick Martinez and the Rays, with the pair pointing to Castillo's poor history following high pitch count starts and Martinez owning a career mark of zero and four against Seattle, landing both hosts on the over and some added interest in the Rays moneyline. In Miami, Parker Messick faces Sandy Alcantara in what both expect to be a tightly pitched affair, with a detailed discussion of pitch count trends, Jose Ramirez potentially returning to the Guardians lineup soon, and Alcantara's strong home splits this season. In Cincinnati, Shota Imanaga takes on a struggling Hunter Greene coming off a brutal return from injury, with both hosts leaning toward the Cubs in the first five innings and citing Imanaga's strong career track record against the Reds, including a ten strikeout effort earlier this season. The conversation also touches briefly on several other games around the board, including Chris Sale and the Braves against the Cardinals, the Dodgers as rare underdogs against the Diamondbacks, a total that spiked from nine and a half to ten and a half between Baltimore and Kansas City, action involving the Athletics and White Sox, a total shift in the Astros and Rangers game, the Angels and Twins, Phillies and Tigers, Red Sox and Mets, and a notable total jump in the Blue Jays and Padres matchup. From there, the show shifts into a lengthy and opinionated breakdown of the Dallas Cowboys ahead of the coming NFL season, with a win total set at nine and a half. Dave delivers an extended take on ownership, ongoing questions about the new defensive coordinator and head coaching staff, and why he continues to side with the under until the results prove otherwise, while Munaf highlights a brutal opening stretch of the schedule, an offense that should remain productive, and a defense that gave up the second most points in the league last season, ultimately projecting an eight or nine win season. The episode wraps with best bets for Friday, as the hosts land on a Royals team total play, a low scoring first five bet between the Guardians and Marlins, and a bonus mention involving a red hot Twins starter against a struggling Orioles pitcher working back from injury. Before signing off, the pair remind listeners this is the final show before the All-Star break, with new episodes returning around July twenty first, and they encourage listeners to check out a discounted picks package covering baseball, golf, and basketball coverage heading into a busy sports weekend that also includes UFC action and World Cup quarterfinal matches. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Munaf Manji and Dave Essler talk betting for Thursday. Munaf Manji and Uncle Dave Essler open Thursday's episode of Cash That Ticket riding a two-for-two night on best bets, having cashed the Washington Nationals team total over four and a half against the Houston Astros and a comfortable Padres win the night before, before turning their full attention to a busy getaway-day slate across Major League Baseball. The two work through nearly every matchup on the six-forty Eastern window, starting with the Athletics and Tigers in Detroit, where a late bullpen shuffle for Oakland puts Jose Suarez in an opener role against Framber Valdez, a pitcher Essler says grows sloppy against lesser competition and whose splits back it up, a 2.95 ERA in day games against a 5.06 mark at night, leading both hosts to the Athletics team total over and a first five innings over. From there the show shifts to Seattle's visit to Miami, where Bryce Miller's elite control this season, sixty two strikeouts against just five walks and a 0.676 WHIP, squares off with Janson Junk in his first start back from a shin injury, and Manji builds his headline best bet of the day around the Mariners first five innings run line, betting that Seattle gets to Junk early and rides Miller through the middle innings. The Brewers and Cardinals draw attention next, with Logan Henderson returning from a back issue to face Andre Pallante, a pitcher who has been unable to beat Milwaukee in four tries this season and owns a far worse home ERA than road mark, pushing both hosts toward Milwaukee and a first five innings under. The toughest call of the night comes in Arizona's trip to San Diego, where neither Merrill Kelly nor Griffin Canning inspires much confidence, both carrying ERAs north of five and seventy, and the two ultimately fade a market-favored over in favor of the under, with a lean toward the Diamondbacks given San Diego's inconsistent offense and Kelly's rough recent history against the division. Rounding out the card, the hosts touch on a Phillies team total over against a homer-prone Brady Singer, a first five innings lean on the Angels against Texas, and an under look at the Rockies and Giants. The back half of the show turns to football, continuing a running series of NFL win total previews with a detailed breakdown of the Jacksonville Jaguars, fresh off a thirteen and four season, an AFC South title, and an eight game winning streak to close the year under first year head coach Liam Coen. Essler and Manji dig into the departure of running back Travis Etienne to the New Orleans Saints, the uncertain readiness of Bhayshul Tuten to replace his receiving and blocking value, continued doubts about quarterback Trevor Lawrence turning a corner, the loss of linebacker Devin Lloyd on defense, and a schedule that includes just six true home games and a brutal late season road stretch. Essler reluctantly lands on the over given Jacksonville's raw talent, while Manji takes the under, pointing to the tougher slate and thinner roster depth, and both agree Houston is the favorite to win the division this season regardless of where Jacksonville's total settles. The episode closes with a recap of the day's best bets, a look ahead to Friday's show covering the Dallas Cowboys win total, and a quick mention of a subscription promotion for the upcoming football season. Throughout the episode, timestamps mark each matchup discussion, from the two forty two mark opening the MLB slate through the twenty two thirty six mark beginning the Jacksonville breakdown, giving listeners an easy way to jump straight to the picks and analysis that matter most to them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Munaf Manji and Dave Essler talk betting for Wednesday. On this episode of Cash That Ticket, Munaf Manji and Dave Essler open by reviewing a one and one showing on Tuesday's best bets, highlighting a walk off win for the Miami Marlins on the moneyline against the Seattle Mariners and a missed over in the Arizona Diamondbacks and San Diego Padres game that stalled out after a fast start. From there the pair moves into a loaded Wednesday slate, starting at (2:16) with Gerrit Cole and the New York Yankees traveling to face Shane McClanahan and the Tampa Bay Rays, breaking down McClanahan's dramatic split between a dominant May and a rough June, his shifting batted ball profile, and Cole's struggles against left handed hitters, before Essler leans toward the total and New York while Manji prefers the Rays in the first five innings, pointing to McClanahan's strong home numbers and Cole's road troubles. At (6:42) the focus shifts to Spencer Arrighetti and the Houston Astros against Foster Griffin and the Washington Nationals, where Manji digs into Arrighetti's sharply different walk rates at home and on the road and both hosts land on the Nationals team total going over, both for the full game and in the first five innings. At (10:21) the conversation turns to Jake Bennett and the red hot Boston Red Sox against Davis Martin and the Chicago White Sox, with Martin's perfect home record and stingy home ERA driving the hosts toward Chicago at home and the under, while Manji lays out Martin's specific history against Boston over the last two seasons. At (13:55) Jose Cabrera and the Arizona Diamondbacks visit Michael King and the San Diego Padres, and the hosts revisit King's strong history against Arizona this season while noting Cabrera's inexperience at the Triple-A level, settling on the Padres in the first five innings on the run line. At (17:23) Essler runs through the rest of the card, touching on the Cincinnati Reds, the Milwaukee Brewers bullpen usage after a heavy pitch count outing from Jacob Misiorowski, the Athletics against the Tigers, the Guardians and Twins, the Rangers and Angels, the lone day game between the Blue Jays and Giants, the Cubs and Orioles, the Mariners and Marlins, and a Royals and Mets series still shaking off a wild sixteen to twelve final from the night before. At (20:17) the show shifts into its NFL win total series, landing on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at eight and a half wins for 2026 after an eight and nine finish the year before. The hosts weigh the loss of Mike Evans to the San Francisco 49ers and the retirement of longtime linebacker Lavonte David against a healthier outlook for Baker Mayfield in a contract year, a young receiver group led by Emeka Egbuka and Jalen McMillan, added depth back Kenneth Gainwell, and a manageable NFC South, ultimately leaning toward the over and projecting nine to ten wins while noting the stakes for head coach Todd Bowles if the team misses the playoffs again. The episode wraps at (31:01) with best bets from both hosts, Essler on the Padres in the first five innings and Manji on the Nationals team total over, along with one final look ahead to a potential fade on the Brewers rotation before Thursday's show, which turns to the Jacksonville Jaguars win total and more of the week's baseball results, plus a reminder about the latest pregame.com promo code for listeners looking to save on second half baseball coverage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Munaf Manji and Dave Essler talk betting for Tuesday. Munaf Manji and Dave Essler open their Tuesday, July 7, 2026 show by revisiting Monday's card, where a first five innings call on Atlanta cashed even as the Braves bullpen later surrendered an eleven run ninth inning, while a three star Dodgers team total over covered a wild extra innings win over the Rockies. From there the two work through a full Tuesday baseball slate, starting with Milwaukee and St Louis opening a day night doubleheader behind Jacob Misiorowski, before turning to a headline matchup between the Chicago Cubs and Baltimore Orioles, where Matthew Boyd opposes Shane Baz. Both hosts lean toward Chicago after examining Boyd's strong run support and Baz's fly ball tendencies coming off a heavy pitch count start. The conversation moves to Sacramento's trip to Detroit, where J.T. Ginn faces Tarik Skubal, with the hosts split between concerns over Ginn's recent home run rate and Skubal's own workload questions after a 104 pitch outing. Atlanta's visit to Pittsburgh draws a long discussion of both bullpens, with Hurston Waldrep opposing Paul Skenes, and Munaf ultimately backing the Pirates on the money line despite a rough recent stretch for the Pittsburgh ace. Boston and the Chicago White Sox follow, with Payton Tolle against Noah Schultz, and both hosts landing on the home underdog White Sox given a hot recent stretch and command questions surrounding Tolle. A rapid tour of the rest of the card touches Arizona and San Diego, Cleveland and Minnesota, Seattle's trip to Miami, and a Houston and Washington matchup featuring Tatsuya Imai and Andrew Alvarez, along with starts from Zach Wheeler, Trevor McDonald and Michael Lorenzen. After a quick mention of a new Pregame.com discount code, the show pivots to football for the latest entry in its NFL win total series, a detailed breakdown of the Pittsburgh Steelers heading into 2026. The hosts walk through an offseason that brought a new head coach in Mike McCarthy, the return of Aaron Rodgers for a final season, and a retooled receiving corps built around DK Metcalf, Michael Pittman Jr, Darnell Washington and Pat Freiermuth. Weighing an accomplished pass rush duo in TJ Watt and Alex Highsmith against an aging offensive line and a defense leaning on veterans, both hosts land on the over for Pittsburgh's eight and a half win total, pointing to a favorable schedule and a division full of first year coaching staffs. The episode closes with Tuesday's best bets, an over in the Arizona and San Diego game from Dave and a Marlins money line pick from Munaf built around a dominant home pitching performance, before the two tease Wednesday's show and its look at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Munaf Manji and Dave Essler talk betting for Monday. Munaf Manji and Dave Essler open a new week on Cash That Ticket with a jam packed Monday show covering a loaded MLB slate and the next big NFL win total heading into the season. Coming off a one and one showing on Friday's Best Bet feature, the guys look to get back on track with the All Star break just around the corner, and Dave checks in from Florida after a weekend where both of his biggest bets cashed. The two dive straight into the Monday card, breaking down a huge AL East clash between the Yankees and Rays, weighing Cam Schlittler's uneven recent form against Griffin Jax's ability to limit hard contact, with both hosts ultimately siding with Tampa Bay. From there they turn to the Astros and Nationals, working through shaky recent outings from both starters before landing on Washington's offense as the more trustworthy side, all while flagging an interesting reverse line movement in the marketplace. The Mets and Braves closing out their series in Atlanta gets a full breakdown too, with a first five inning angle drawing plenty of attention alongside Atlanta's strong history bouncing back after a loss. Milwaukee and St Louis bring a classic market versus gut debate, and the Diamondbacks and Padres matchup closes the featured card with a deep look at Walker Buehler's dominant career history against Arizona. The guys also squeeze in quick hits on the late West Coast slate involving the Giants, Blue Jays, Rockies, and Dodgers before shifting gears entirely into football. The next NFL win total on the board belongs to the Minnesota Vikings, sitting at eight and a half games, and the hosts spend real time on the team's rotating quarterback situation from a season ago, the arrival of Kyler Murray, and what a retooled defense means for the ceiling of this roster heading into the year. Dave offers an unusually honest look at his own skepticism toward Murray before landing on the over, and Munaf builds the case further with a breakdown of the schedule and the coaching staff's track record of getting the most out of its quarterbacks. Before wrapping up, the guys remind listeners about the FIREWORKS12 promo code still active on pregame.com for picks packages through the end of the night, covering weekend, thirty day all access, and early bird NFL options as the calendar turns toward August. The show closes out with best bets from both hosts, one built around a National League East divisional matchup in the first five innings and another anchored by a proven veteran arm on the mound in San Diego, before the two preview tomorrow's show, which will dig into the Pittsburgh Steelers win total along with another full day of baseball. Whether you are looking for sharp MLB matchup analysis, an early read on next season's NFL win totals, or just want to hear two seasoned handicappers work through their thinking in real time, this episode delivers a complete and detailed breakdown of everything moving the betting markets on a busy Monday in July. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Munaf Manji and Dave Essler talk betting for Friday. Munaf Manji and Dave Essler open the holiday weekend with a loaded Friday edition of Cash That Ticket, breaking down four featured MLB matchups before diving into the New York Giants NFL win total and closing with their best bets for the night. The show starts with a recap of Thursday's action, including a walk off win for Dave's best bet with the Cleveland Guardians and a narrow miss on his personal Seattle Mariners play behind a dominant Bryce Miller outing. From there the hosts break down Pittsburgh at Washington, where Foster Griffin's excellent form and edge against left handed hitters make the Nationals a clear first five innings lean, followed by Baltimore at Cincinnati, where hot weather and a rested Orioles club point toward a team total over. The Mets and Braves matchup becomes a bullpen driven under conversation given Christian Scott's inability to work deep into games, while Grant Holmes tries to navigate a Mets lineup he has rarely faced, all while Atlanta continues to play without Ronald Acuña Jr. The fourth featured game brings Michael King back to the mound against Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers one night after a wild slugfest, with both hosts targeting the first five innings under behind King's strong season long trend against Los Angeles hitters not named Freddie Freeman and Kyle Tucker. Beyond the headline games, Munaf flags value on the Rays against a struggling Spencer Arrighetti, while Dave breaks down a market driven angle on Arizona getting extra runs against Kyle Harrison and the Brewers. The back half of the show shifts to football as the pair continue their win total series with the New York Giants, weighing new head coach John Harbaugh's track record of fast turnarounds against the loss of Wan'Dale Robinson to the Titans and the trade of Dexter Lawrence to the Bengals, while balancing those changes against a healthy Malik Nabers, the additions of Odell Beckham Jr. and JuJu Smith-Schuster, and a promising young defensive front led by Abdul Carter and Brian Burns under new coordinator Dennard Wilson. Dave takes the over while Munaf sides with the under, setting up a friendly wager between the two co-hosts heading into the season. The show wraps with best bets for Friday, as Dave splits his play on the Astros and Munaf backs the Nationals on the moneyline, plus a quick look at a WNBA angle favoring the Chicago Sky against A'ja Wilson and the Las Vegas Aces. Throughout the episode, listeners are reminded to visit pregame.com and use promo code FIREWORKS12 for the holiday weekend all access package, discounted from eighty nine dollars to seventy seven dollars through Monday night, unlocking every best bet from the full team of Pregame pros. Cash That Ticket returns Monday with the next installment of the NFL win total series covering the Minnesota Vikings, alongside continued daily coverage of the MLB season, the World Cup knockout stage, and the broader sports calendar throughout the holiday weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Munaf Manji and Dave Essler talk betting for Wednesday. Munaf Manji and Dave Essler open the month of July on Cash That Ticket with a full breakdown of the Wednesday MLB slate and the next chapter of their NFL win total preview series, all while looking to shake off a rare losing June that saw the show finish 10-13-1 and drop 5.6 units, leaving the all-time record at 106-79-3 for 57.3 percent and plus 14.17 units. The headline matchup of the night sends Paul Skenes and the Pittsburgh Pirates into Philadelphia to face a red-hot Phillies club and a dominant Zack Wheeler, with both hosts weighing whether Skenes finally snaps an eight-start winless streak or whether Wheeler's outstanding home splits and recent history against Pittsburgh push them toward backing Philadelphia and a low-scoring first five innings. From there the guys turn to St. Louis traveling to Atlanta, where a Braves club still missing a fully ramped Ronald Acuña Jr. gets a close look against Michael McGreevy and a workload-limited Reynaldo López, leading both hosts toward value on the Cardinals as a live underdog. The Minnesota Twins and Houston Astros present the toughest puzzle of the night, with Taj Bradley and Tatsuya Imai both carrying uneven recent form, pushing the conversation toward team totals and first-five-innings alternatives rather than a straightforward side. San Francisco and Arizona close out the marquee action, with a struggling Zac Gallen drawing serious skepticism from both hosts given his home run rate and rough night game splits this season, setting up a Giants team total over as one of the night's featured plays. Beyond the marquee matchups, the guys touch on a Rockies-Marlins total and issue a caution about a heavily bet Royals-Rays game involving Shane McClanahan before shifting gears entirely into football. The NFL win total series continues with the Carolina Panthers set at seven and a half wins, and both hosts walk through last year's surprising NFC South title, the offseason departure of running back Rico Dowdle to Pittsburgh, a breakout rookie season from Tetairoa McMillan, and a retooled roster that now includes Jaelan Phillips and Devin Lloyd on defense and Chuba Hubbard, Jonathon Brooks, and Trevor Etienne in the backfield, along with a quarterback room behind Bryce Young featuring Kenny Pickett, Will Grier, and Haynes King. Concerns about the offensive line, a still-developing defense, and a brutal opening stretch of the schedule push both hosts toward the under. Before wrapping, the guys remind listeners about pregame.com's 12th annual All American Celebration promotion, use code FIREWORKS12 for access to every pick from every pregame pro from Wednesday through Monday for just 77 dollars. The episode closes with best bets for the night, a Giants team total over from Dave Essler and a Pirates-Phillies first five innings under from Munaf Manji, plus a preview of tomorrow's show, which continues the win total series with the New Orleans Saints. Whether you're following the daily MLB grind, tracking NFL win totals ahead of the season, or just want sharp, conversational betting talk from two hosts who track their record publicly, this episode delivers the full Cash That Ticket experience heading into a busy July on the Pregame Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Munaf Manji and Dave Essler talk betting for Monday. Munaf Manji and Uncle Diamond Dave Essler open the new week on the Straight Outta Vegas AM feed with a fully loaded Monday edition of Cash That Ticket, working through five MLB matchups and then delivering what Dave calls his strongest NFL win total call of the entire series so far on the Cleveland Browns. The guys come in off a split weekend, both taking their lumps and moving on with the goldfish memory approach that keeps the show rolling. On the baseball side, they start with the pitching matchup of the night in Detroit, where Garrett Cole faces Framber Valdez in a game the market has been moving aggressively, with the total climbing from seven and a half to eight and a half. Munaf lays out Cole's remarkable career dominance over the Tigers, a 10 and 1 record with a 1.84 ERA and the teams he has pitched for going 12 and 2 straight up, while Dave zeros in on the value of Cole at minus 130 and the case for a first five innings under before the bullpens get involved. In Toronto, Hunter Brown faces Dylan Cease in a matchup both hosts see as a first five innings situation, with the Astros bullpen too unreliable to back beyond that point and Cease's home splits revealing an ace-level pitcher who simply has not been getting run support. The Cubs and Mets game carries a significant weather caveat, with a 75 percent rain probability at Citi Field, but if it gets played both hosts fade Kodai Senga despite their deep skepticism about the Chicago offense, reasoning that Senga's recent run of seven home runs allowed and multiple short outings makes the Cubs the better side regardless. In Chicago, Munaf goes with the White Sox as a home underdog behind Anthony Kay, who carries a 3.08 home ERA and gets a Cleveland lineup that struggles against left-handed pitching. The Dodgers and Twins game draws both hosts to the Minnesota side, where Eric Lauer's brutal history against this specific team, thirteen earned runs in ten innings across his last two starts against the Twins, makes laying minus 155 with Los Angeles a non-starter. Both hosts land on the Twins at plus 128, with Munaf adding the Twins team total over in the first five innings. Dave closes the baseball segment with bonus looks at the Reds on the run line against Brendan Woodruff returning from the injured list, a possible under in Texas with Kumar Rocker, and the Red Sox in the first five at Coors. The second half of the episode belongs to the Cleveland Browns, who come in with a win total of six and a half and a roster that looks nothing like the team that went 5 and 12 last season. The Myles Garrett trade to the Rams for Jared Verse and three future draft picks wiped the slate clean, Todd Monken arrives as head coach with prior Cleveland experience and fresh Ravens divisional knowledge, and the quarterback room features Deshaun Watson, Shedeur Sanders and Dillon Gabriel competing for snaps. Dave walks through a schedule that he calls extremely favorable, with the Panthers, Jets, Titans, Saints, Falcons, Colts and Giants all on the docket in winnable spots. He counts at least six wins from those matchups alone and calls this the team he feels most confident about in the win total series. Munaf throws out the bold take that the Browns could legitimately threaten for the AFC North title given that three of the four division teams have new coaches. Both hosts take the over. Best bets feature Dave on the Tampa Bay Rays minus half run in the first five innings behind Drew Rasmussen, who has been one of the most quietly dominant starters in baseball with a 0.88 WHIP and 29 strikeouts over his last three starts, and Munaf on the Yankees and Tigers first five innings under four and a half, backing both starters to control the early innings. Dave adds a weather-dependent bonus on the Cubs team total over four and a half against Senga and the Mets bullpen. Get every best bet in every sport from your favorite Pregame pros through the Hall of Fame game on August 6 by visiting Pregame.com and using promo code STEAL50 to take $50 off the Bridge to Football all-access package and pay just $199. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Munaf Manji and Dave Essler talk betting for Friday. Dave Essler and Munaf Manji are back with a full Friday MLB betting card on Cash That Ticket, working through four sharply analyzed games before closing with an early look at the 2025 New York Jets win total. The show opens with Milwaukee at Atlanta, where Dave breaks down the remarkable turnaround of the Brewers starting pitcher, who allowed 11 earned runs in April but has surrendered just one total earned run in his last eight starts, including a complete game on 95 pitches. With Martin Perez on the mound for Atlanta, Munaf pulls the historical data showing Perez gave up 14 earned runs and 20 hits across two 2024 starts against Milwaukee. Both hosts find the Brewers run line and the Braves team total under three and a half at minus 145 on DraftKings as the most defensible angles, particularly with Ronald Acuna Jr. absent from the Atlanta lineup. The second game is San Diego at Texas, where Jacob deGrom takes the mound coming off four consecutive starts of two runs or fewer. Dave examines Randy Vasquez's road splits and limited Texas exposure, but the first five innings under at four and the Rangers minus a half run in the first five become the consensus plays. Dave makes the Rangers first five his official best bet of the Friday card at minus 130. The third game pits St. Louis against Kansas City, where Seth Lugo is returning from a concussion sustained when a comebacker struck him in the head. Dave questions betting behind any pitcher returning from that kind of head injury, and Lugo's home ERA of 4.06 across eight starts reinforces the concern. The Cardinals team total over four and a half is Dave's preferred market, while Munaf goes Cardinals money line at minus 122 on DraftKings as his official best bet for the card, citing McGreevey's strong rotation work and the line movement from minus 115 to minus 122 confirming market direction. The fourth game takes Boston to Seattle, where Ranger Suarez faces Bryce Miller at home. Despite heavy public money on the Mariners, Dave identifies reverse line movement pointing toward sharp Red Sox money and targets the Red Sox first five at plus 104, refusing to touch the full game given the Boston bullpen. A secondary look at the first five over three and a half rounds out the analysis, with Munaf noting Miller's career struggles against Boston totaling 14 earned runs in 15 and a third career innings against the Red Sox. The second half of the show turns to the Jets win total at five and a half, minus 120 on DraftKings. Both hosts land reluctantly on the over, reasoning that a team which won three games while giving up 503 points and recording zero interceptions on defense cannot realistically repeat that level of dysfunction. Geno Smith, Breece Hall, Garrett Wilson, a legitimate offensive line, and a new defensive scheme give New York enough pieces to reach six or seven wins. Dave jokes he may take the Jets over one interception this season with week one at Tennessee providing the first opportunity. The show closes with a reminder to use promo code STEAL50 at pregame.com for 50 dollars off All Access Bridge to Football, bringing the price to 199 dollars through the Hall of Fame game on August 6th. Happy Father's Day wishes go out to all the dads in the audience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Munaf Manji talks betting for Wednesday. Munaf Manji hosts a solo edition of Cash That Ticket on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, working through a loaded sports night that includes Game 1 of the 2026 NBA Finals and a six-game MLB Wednesday slate packed with elite starting pitching matchups. Co-host Dave Essler sent in detailed pregame notes that Munaf reads and builds upon throughout the episode, producing a collaborative breakdown even without Dave in the booth. The show opens with a recap of Tuesday, where the under in the first five innings of the Brewers and Giants game cashed behind Kyle Harrison's career-high 12-strikeout performance for Milwaukee, though the Cubs team total over did not survive Chicago's one-run first inning and subsequent silence. The show stands three and one on best bets for the month of June. On the NBA Finals, Munaf discusses tonight's Game 1 in San Antonio with the Spurs as four-and-a-half point home favorites over the Knicks at a total of 218.5. Rather than chasing the historical Game 1 under trend, he prefers the second half over around 105.5, reasoning that first-game rust and jitters will suppress scoring early before both teams open up. The Knicks arrive with eight days of rest following their sweep of Cleveland while the Spurs are three days removed from a Game 7 win over Oklahoma City that was aided by the injury absences of Jalen Williams and Ajay Mitchell. Munaf singles out OG Anunoby as his Game 1 player prop, taking him over 15.5 points at minus 115 on DraftKings, and identifies Dylan Harper as the Spurs' most critical secondary contributor beyond Victor Wembanyama. Stephon Castle's ability to contain Jalen Brunson and Landry Shamet's timely three-point shooting off the Knicks bench are highlighted as key series variables to watch. On the MLB side, the episode covers six matchups in detail. In Philadelphia, Christopher Sanchez continues his Cy Young-caliber run against Walker Buehler and the Padres, with both Munaf and Dave aligning on the first five innings under and the Phillies run line. At Fenway, Chris Bassett's brutal road splits, including an 8.02 ERA in five away starts, make the Red Sox team total over in the first five innings an attractive play at minus 110 on DraftKings. In New York, Gerrit Cole's third start back from Tommy John surgery against Gavin Williams and the Guardians produces Munaf's official best bet of the night, the Yankees first five innings run line at minus half a run, plus 115 on Bet Online, backed by Cole's 13-3 career record against Cleveland and his flawless return. In Cincinnati, Chase Burns at 7-1 with a 1.96 ERA takes on Stephen Kolek and the Royals, with Munaf structuring a synthetic minus-one play by splitting units across the moneyline and run line. In Atlanta, the Braves run line against Patrick Corbin and the Blue Jays is the clear lean given Atlanta's consistent dominance against left-handed pitching and their habit of winning at home by multiple runs. The episode closes with the Pirates and Astros game featuring Paul Skenes against Spencer Arrighetti, which both Munaf and Dave agree is the best pitching matchup on the slate and produces Uncle Dave's official best bet, the first five innings under four. Use promo code CFL20 at Pregame.com for $20 off any package, including seven-day all-access packages currently priced at $79 after the code is applied. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Munaf Manji and Dave Essler talk betting for Tuesday. Munaf Manji and Uncle Diamond Dave Essler are back on the Straight Outta Vegas AM feed for a stacked Tuesday edition of Cash That Ticket, opening the show with a clean Monday sweep before diving into what may have been the single most active day in NFL offseason history. The guys run the numbers first: May closed at 17-16-2 and down 1.77 units, a modest dip by the pod's own high standards, but the cumulative record now sits at 96-68-2 and plus 21.77 units since launch, with three-star plays running at an 8-2 clip, and Monday's sweep only added to the momentum heading into June. From there, the conversation shifts to the Myles Garrett trade, with Cleveland sending the two-time Defensive Player of the Year and all-time single-season sack record holder to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for Jared Verse, a 2027 first-round pick, a 2028 second-round pick, and a 2029 third-round pick. Munaf walks through a full market breakdown, noting the Rams moved to 6-to-1 favorites at DraftKings, with their NFC odds shifting from plus-390 to plus-310 and their NFC West line dropping from plus-140 to plus-105. Dave offers the more measured take, calling it a fair deal for both franchises while pointing to the AFC North adjustment as the more actionable angle for bettors, since the Rams were already favorites and the division rivals who no longer face Garrett every year are the ones who quietly got better. The second trade brings AJ Brown from Philadelphia to New England in exchange for a 2028 first-round pick and a 2027 fifth-round pick, reuniting Brown with head coach Mike Vrabel after a well-documented split from the Eagles, and giving Drake Maye a legitimate downfield threat in New England. Dave, a Patriots fan, acknowledges the upgrade while tempering Super Bowl expectations given a difficult 2026 schedule. The main event of the episode is the full NBA Finals series preview ahead of Wednesday's Game 1 tip in San Antonio, where the Spurs enter as minus-205 favorites but the Knicks arrive on an 11-game winning streak with eight days of rest and a road record in the playoffs that no team has matched, six wins all by double digits. Dave goes Knicks in Game 1 at plus four and a half, highlighting the rest edge and wondering aloud whether the Spurs left their best collective effort in the OKC series, while also crediting the Towns-Wembanyama matchup as a more complicated problem for San Antonio than the Holmgren dynamic in the conference finals. Munaf takes the Knicks to win the series outright at plus-170, citing the collective offense, the defensive versatility of players like Anunoby, Bridges, and Hart, and a road dominance that has been consistent and convincing. Both hosts flag OG Anunoby at 40-to-1 and Towns at 20-to-1 for Finals MVP as market signals that the Knicks are being underpriced. The back half of the show covers the full Tuesday MLB card, with looks at Tigers-Rays, Padres-Phillies, Orioles-Red Sox, Guardians-Yankees, Blue Jays-Braves, Giants-Brewers, and Rangers-Cardinals, plus quick angles on the Dodgers-Diamondbacks, Royals-Reds, and Rockies-Angels. Best bets to close: Dave plays the Cubs team total over three and a half with Jameson Taillon facing Athletics rookie Gage Jump in just his second career start, Munaf backs the Giants-Brewers under four in the first five innings with Trevor McDonald and Kyle Harrison both lined up to pitch efficiently after Monday's 16-run blowout, and Dave adds the Royals as a live plus-105 underdog against Andrew Abbott and the Reds as a sharp bonus look. Use promo code NERD50 at pregame.com to get $50 off the Sports Nerd All Access to All-Star Break package and lock in every pick in every sport through mid-July for just $199. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Munaf Manji and Dave Essler talk betting for Monday. It is June 1, 2026, and Munaf Manji and Uncle Diamond Dave Essler are back at the start of a new month with the full MLB Monday slate on the table and a perfect 2-0 best bet record from Thursday to carry into the week. The guys open with a quick but meaningful conversation about handicapping discipline, with Munaf explaining why he took Sunday off from posting plays rather than force something that was not there, and Dave backing the decision by making the case that this kind of restraint is exactly what winning long-term looks like and what clients are actually paying for when they subscribe. From there the full card gets the full treatment. Detroit heads to Tampa Bay with Ty Madden activated off the injured list to start or handle a bulk role against Griffin Jax, who has reinvented himself as a legitimate starter for the Rays with a 1.42 ERA in his recent stretch, and both hosts weigh a fade of the IL return against the case for the Tigers plus one and a half on the run line in a game the total projects for around eight. The Marlins take Sandy Alcántara to Washington, where Cade Cavalli gets the ball for the Nationals and both bullpens are identified as over-pushing threats in a park that has hit the over at nearly 68 percent in home games this season, leading Dave to his best bet of the episode, the Marlins team total over three and a half. In Milwaukee, Landen Roupp faces an opener-led Brewers lineup with Shane Drohan starting and Chad Patrick handling the bulk of the workload, and both hosts land on the under and the Giants run line in a low-total game where paying a big price on a three-inning pitcher does not make sense. David Sandlin faces the same Minnesota Twins club he dominated in his MLB debut five days earlier, retiring 18 straight after a leadoff homer, while Joe Ryan brings a solid recent stretch but a 4.42 home ERA into a spot where the White Sox first-five plus a half run gets the call. Jacob deGrom and Michael McGreevy headline the pitcher's duel of the night in St. Louis, where deGrom's 8.44 career ERA at Busch Stadium and McGreevy's 1.93 home ERA combine with both teams' shaky bullpens to make Munaf's official best bet an easy call: first-five-innings under four at minus-115, take the two starters and get out before the relief corps get involved. Kyle Freeland's ugly season numbers run into Freeland's strong career record against the Angels, while the market has already knocked the price down nearly 20 cents from its opening on José Soriano, with Munaf leaning Rockies plus one and a half and Dave going Angels team total over rather than lay the big number. Chase Burns has been one of the best pitchers in baseball in 2026, and his Cy Young-caliber season continues against Kansas City, where Luinder Avila is being asked to handle a starting role out of the bullpen and the sharp money that moved the price nearly 20 cents makes the Royals plus one and a half a reasonable market-following play. Eduardo Rodríguez is 5-1 with a 2.31 ERA but owns a troubling split against the Dodgers specifically at home in Arizona, where Emmet Sheehan brings the better underlying metrics despite a higher ERA, and both hosts elect patience, watching the early innings for a live entry rather than committing pre-game. The night closes in Seattle with Emerson Hancock against an Austin Warren opener for the Mets, where uncertainty about the Mets bullpen depth earns the game Munaf's official pass of the day and Dave identifies the first-five under as the cleanest available angle. Dave closes with a market call: home favorites went 11-1 on Sunday, and that kind of lopsided result historically corrects itself, making Monday a dog-day card where the plus-money side of the ledger deserves attention. New subscribers can get to pregame.com and use promo code NERD50 to take $50 off the all-access package, bringing the price to $199 through the MLB All-Star break and covering every pick Dave Essler, Munaf Manji, and the full Pregame Pros roster put out in every sport. NBA Finals preview is on deck for Tuesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Munaf Manji and Dave Essler talk betting for Thursday. Munaf Manji and Uncle Diamond Dave Essler take on a focused Thursday card on Cash That Ticket, covering Game 6 of the NBA Western Conference Finals and three all-divisional MLB matchups on the Straight Outta Vegas AM feed. The Oklahoma City Thunder arrive in San Antonio holding a 3-2 series lead with Jalen Williams listed as questionable, Ajay Mitchell officially ruled out with a right soleus calf strain, and Thomas Sorber also unavailable, while the Spurs enter with a clean injury report for an elimination game at home. The Spurs open as 3.5-point favorites at a total of 219.5, and both hosts target the under as the primary play. Dave makes the case from Game 5 numbers he considers unsustainable, including OKC shooting 48 percent from three, 70 combined free throws, 26 Spurs fast break points, and 241 total points in a San Antonio loss. He expects the Spurs to slow the pace and play one possession at a time to force a Game 7, while also noting that eight of the last nine Spurs games went over yet this total is the highest they have faced in months. Munaf goes further by also laying the 3.5 points with San Antonio, using Game 4's 103-82 result as his stylistic template, and identifies the first half total of 106.5 as a secondary under spot. On props, Dave targets Stephon Castle at plus 116 for two or more threes made, backed by five-plus attempts in four of his last five games and a Thunder defensive focus on Wembanyama that consistently opens the perimeter for Castle. Munaf backs De'Aaron Fox rebounds plus assists over 9.5 on FanDuel after the number cashed easily in Game 5, and reads Wembanyama as more likely to impact the game through scoring than rebounding given OKC box-out adjustments over the last three games. The baseball card features three 6:35 to 6:40 Eastern divisional matchups. In Baltimore, Patrick Corbin faces Chris Bassitt, who takes on his former team at Camden Yards with a sharp home-road split showing a 3.46 ERA at home against an 8.02 on the road. Dave leans Toronto at the underdog price, while Munaf backs the Orioles and over 8.5, noting Pete Alonso as a home run prop candidate and Corbin's career struggles against Baltimore. In Pittsburgh, Paul Skenes draws the Cubs in a spot where the data runs against his reputation. In four home starts against Chicago, Skenes has never completed five innings, owns a 5.60 ERA, and has allowed 11 earned runs and five home runs in 17.1 innings against Cubs bats. Winds blow out at 13 miles per hour at PNC Park and both hosts back the over 7.5 with the Cubs first five innings money line as a supporting play. The rubber match between Houston and Texas closes the card with Spencer Arrighetti facing Nathan Eovaldi. These starters combined for more than 14 innings and zero runs when they each faced these same opponents roughly two weeks earlier. Dave makes the Astros first five innings plus 0.5 runs at minus 120 his official best bet, keeping Houston's struggling bullpen out of the equation while the half-run cushion protects a tie after five. Munaf takes the first five under, citing Eovaldi's streak of six-plus innings in five straight starts and a seven-inning Astros shutout on May 17th as reasons the total stays low early. Best bets for Thursday are the Astros first five plus 0.5 runs from Dave and Cubs-Pirates over 7.5 from Munaf. Use promo code NERD50 at pregame.com to save $50 on Munaf's Sports Nerd All Access to All Star Break package and get every pick across every sport through the MLB All Star break for $199, approximately 48 days of full coverage at the price of a standard 30-day subscription. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Munaf Manji and Dave Essler talk betting for Wednesday. Munaf Manji and Uncle Diamond Dave Essler are back on the Straight Outta Vegas AM feed for a loaded Wednesday baseball card on Cash That Ticket, dated May 27, 2026, with the NBA on pause after the New York Knicks swept the Cleveland Cavaliers out of the Eastern Conference Finals and left no playoff action on the schedule. Six MLB games get the full treatment, game by game, pitcher by pitcher, with best bets locked in at the end of the episode. The guys open with a quick Tuesday recap, noting the Brewers three-star loss after Milwaukee scored five of six runs in the wrong inning and the Yankees rocking chair win where the offense exploded for 24 hits and somewhere around 13 or 14 runs, with Munaf cashing his run line and Dave's first five surviving on the back of that first inning. Oklahoma City beat San Antonio 127 to 114, covered the number, and went over the total, now sitting one win away from back to back NBA Finals appearances. First game up is Tampa Bay at Baltimore, where Stephen Matz gets a bit of long overdue respect from the crew and both men land on the Rays team total over given Trey Gibson's limited major league track record and the uncertainty around his pitch count in what is essentially a spot start. The Angels and Tigers follow, and Munaf delivers Jose Soriano's road splits, which are hard to dismiss at a 1.14 ERA this season on the road and a career 2.86 ERA across 32 road starts. Detroit is one and nine in their last ten and carrying a minus 29 run differential, and the lean is first five Angels with an alternate run line as a bonus. Chicago heads to Pittsburgh for a Jameson Taillon and Bubba Chandler matchup, and Dave makes the contrarian call for the Cubs at plus odds, pointing to Chandler's 99-pitch, five-inning outing last start and a season ERA sitting near five as reasons the Pirates may not be the slam dunk many bettors will assume. Bryce Elder and Connelly Early face off at Fenway in a game the guys expect to produce runs, with Elder's 1.97 road ERA and Early's 4.43 ERA at home pointing toward the Braves team total over as the primary play. Gerrit Cole makes his second start since coming back from Tommy John surgery against Noah Cameron in Kansas City, and Munaf makes a data-driven case for the Yankees team total over four and a half at minus 130 based on Cameron's history against New York, where the Royals lefty has surrendered eleven earned runs and five home runs in fewer than nine career innings against this lineup. Jacob deGrom and Mike Burrows square off in Arlington for a Rangers and Astros matchup that Dave calls as the game total over seven and a half, with Burrows allowing eleven earned runs in his last two starts and deGrom pricing oddly low for a home favorite. The nightcap belongs to Shohei Ohtani on the mound for the Dodgers against Tomoyuki Sugano and Colorado, with Ohtani confirmed to pitch after exiting Tuesday's blowout win as a precaution following a hit by pitch on his right hand. Neither man wants to lay minus 411, and the Rockies first five innings under one and a half at minus 165 is the only angle worth touching at this price. Best bets close the show: Dave goes over seven and a half in Arlington, Munaf goes Yankees team total over four and a half minus 130. Pregame.com listeners can access Munaf's all access picks through the MLB All Star break for one hundred ninety nine dollars using promo code NERD50, which saves fifty dollars off the standard price and delivers forty nine days of every pick in every sport including games of the week, month, and year, with the offer good through June 8. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices